Portia McDaniels got off to a fast start early on here in Event 10 and never looked back. She managed to bag the overall chip lead through both flights with 554,5000.

No other player managed to put more than half a million chips in the bag this flight and only Adam Crawford crossed the half a million chip mark on Day 1A. McDaniels has one Borgata Deepstacks Challenge title under her belt already and will look to add her first Borgata Poker Open title to her poker resume.

The final 90 players from Day 1B will combine with 85 survivors from Day 1A. The players will return Tuesday November at 12 PM noon to resume Day 2 play. Below is a look at some of the big stacks and notable chip stacks that will be returning on Day 2.

Jiqiang Tong raises and a player moves all in for about 90,000. A shorter stacked player reshoves all in for 60,000 and it folds back to Tong who makes the call.

Tong: {qh}{qd}
Player 1: {ac}{kh}
Player 2: {kd}{10d}

The dealer spreads the {as}{9c}{2c} flop and the player holding big slick pairs his ace to take the lead. The turn brings the {5d} but the {qc} hits the river to give Tong the winning set of queens. “The best hand won” says Tong as he rakes in the pot sending two players to the rail.

The field is thinning down here in the late night hours of Event 10 and some big stacks are emerging. One of those big stacks now belongs to seasoned tournament pro Eric Siegel.

Siegel is now playing a stack of about 375,000 and is one of the largest stacks in the room. The New York pro has a lengthy poker resume that already includes three Borgata titles and over $700,000 in career earnings. He will look to finish strong and continue trending upward with less than three levels of play left in the night.

It’s looks like we have a new chip leader in Event and his name is Boris Gandman. After sending a player to the rail and raking in the pot Gandman is now the first player over 500,000. There are a few players on his heels and one of them is seated at his table.

Jigesh Patel is nearing the 400,000 chip mark so there’ s plenty of potential for a monster pot should they decide to clash. Portial McDaniels continues to climb and looks to be the only other player over 400,000 with about 410,000.

A player in early position raises to 4,200 and it folds to a player in middle position who moves all in for 35,000. With the action on Namit Patel in the small blind he reshoves for about 100,000. The original raiser folds and the hands are revealed.

Patel: {ad}{kd}
Opponent: {8d}{8c}

It’s a coin flip situation but the dealer fans the {ah}{10d}{3d} flop giving Patel top pair, the nut flush draw and a hammer lock on the hand. The turn brings the {2c} and the {qc} completes the board. Patel’s pair of aces earns him the pot sending his opponent to the rail just as the table breaks.

Adam Goldberg is among the Event 10 field in our final flight. Goldberg started this Fall Poker Open off with a bang in the $560 $500,000 Guaranteed NLH Event 1. Goldberg went on to best a field of 1,659 entries eventually making a deal with Anna Antimony when they were heads up.

He took home $129,319 which is his largest live career cash along with his first BPO title. He is currently playing a stack of about 50,000 and will look to continue his recent Borgata success.

Michael Muniz of the “Lucky Shirt” is continuing to sit comfortably in the “Lucky Pants”. Check out the story here. He’s making a run here in the second flight after busting the first, and is up to 110,00 here at the end of ten.

Nearby, Jerry Cana of Egg Harbor, NJ just hit a lucky turn and the table exploded. He was up against a flopped full house but turned a better one. He’s doubled into the within reach of the current chip lead with about 225,000.

Gathering the lucky fruits of victory. Note decimated stack on the right!Feeling good!